Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17
BAR HARBOR,.
A Wild, Weird Tale of Love
and Adventure.
By AMOS LEE.
PUBLISHED BIZ SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH
THE AUTHOR.
-t0eprsghtsd, 1887. oy @. ". DiAin1ham-M
Rights Reserredl
CHAPTER ".


"What fool you arer' was the polite
ejaculation of Mr.. Richard Oxford, as they
entered the carriage and were driven away.
" the most Internal ass ever sawr'
"Pourquos ?n coolly responded Fairfax
"Pourquoi !" repeated Dick, in angry aston
ishment- because the finest girl in all Eu-
rope, not even excepting the Princess-and
admit she's hard to beat-to-night showed
more interest in you than she was ever
known to show in any man before; and she's
seen every body from the biggest lord down
to the smallest baronet. Scores of splendid
fellows have been completely gone over her,
and only too ready to treat the faintest smile
as sign of hope. Why you consummate
idiot! she waltzed with you, talked with you,
watched you like lynx all the time, and,
what is more, neld out her hand to you when
she said Good night and it's deuced sell
dom she ever takes the trouble even to say
Goodnight do you hear that, you deaf
and blind olt!-held out her pretty hand in
her most fascinating manner, and gave you
a look that might have melted any thing but
a senseless blockhead; she said she was
glad to meet you, and actually asked you to
call upon her! Heavens! you, an humble,
unheard-of teacher in that low, plebeian
America, to call upon one Of our nobility!
And you stood by, like a cold block of mar
BILE, and simply nodded that devilish sorrow
smitten head of yoursl Pm utterly pros
trated! This is too much for me-"
Dick, after this tremendous burst of ora
tory, the peroration of which was delivered
in the most tragic manner and hair-lifting
tones, entirely collapsed and sank back on
the seat, murmuring, softly:
40 for a draught of vintage,
Cooled a long time in the deep-delved earthf"
Even Fairfax could not repress smile.
He said, quietly.
''Fm sorry"
''Sorryl Will you hear himl He says he's
sorry! Why, man she's worth her millions
an only child; and purer and more love
ly being never walked the earth. She is, by
all odds, the handsomest woman in the mar
ket to-day. acknowledge that the Princess
is devilish handsome, but she's out of the
question: soul from another world; to be
worshiped at distance; a sort of cold pure,
ethereal essence, without a being. Beside
all that, you can't get at her. She receives
no visitors, and hasn't for the last two years.
There's no chance there. It's very Surpr1S-
ing that she ever broke her rule to come
here tonight. She's never been out, they
say, since her brothers DEATH"
'sBut,n continued he, turning toward his
companion, ''what's the matter with you at
any ratea Inever saw man so changed in
six short hours"
81 think you are mistaken, Dick, with re-
gard to the Lady Lydia. She simply
treated me as a casual acquaintance"
ssCasual fiddlesticks! I'd like to be treat
ed one twentieth as casually, and if l were
not Lord Lydia within twelvemonth it
wouldn't be my fault, 1 can assure you.
Humph!''
After moments reflection, the irreprej-
sible youth continued:
II must say, my boy, never saw you APP
pear so well. Never. You looked most
distingue. The dignity and blase air you saw
fit to assume became you devilish well and
made you the most interesting masculine
there, in the eyes of more than one senti-
mental female. Upon the whole you were
the most noticeable fellow there; and"
added he, with astounding self-complacency,
sswhen I'm around, that's saying great
deal. never saw such an altered individ-
ual Secretly, old fellow, felt proud of
you A fellow who could so coolly receive
the advances of such woman must neces-
sarily make sensation. Every body was
asking who you were. Hang it all! /
wasn't going to tell them that you were
only tutor. So gave you status equal
to your looks and the impression you had
created. Trust me for that, my son. And
now to think that you must leave tomorrow
and forego this superb chance. It's too
much for human nature to endurew
Il
piled Fairfax.
sWhatl Good for you, old man thought
YOU had more sense than to let such
chance slip"
.You're mistaken. / haven't the least
interest there" Then, observing the disap-
pointed look on his friends face, he added:
81 have other fish to fry, and far better,
too"
ssWhatl" queried Dick. w,
'That can't tell you, now, bur~.J wac
YOUR assistance and-the first time 1 have
ever really asked for 1.-THE loan of consid-
"You shall have it, old fellow" was the
eager reply.
sIListen, Dicka Are you with me for a
scheme requiring much nerves Let me tell
YOU, it is something rather venturesome.
You never before have been and probably,
never hereafter, will be, asked to take part
in so unusual an adventure"
ssMy friend, never knew you to under
take a thing that had not something COM
mendable about it. Pm with you, most de-
cidedly."
All night Fairfax tossed feverishly about
upon his bed. He scarcely slept. An alb
surd and extravagant idea had suggested
itself to him. He put it away again and
again. Each tame it returned with over
whelmlng 1orce Even NC, rechesS aS NC
was, felt daunted at its holiness. 1t drove
him nearly wild. When he got wink of
sleep, his mind was full of it. In dreams, it
became doubly disturbing.
"And pray, what was this wild idea that
so harrassed him?" asks some reader.
Let Mr.. Fairfax reply, as he blindly rea-
sons with himself: Tomorrow is the day
I've set for leaving America, at any rate.
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